Cattle Cults of the Arabian Neolithic and Early Territorial Societies

American Anthropologist

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-63

  McCorriston, Joy ^a   Harrower, Michael ^b   Martin, Louise ^c   Oches, Eric ^d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d BENTLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabia; Neolithic; Prehistory; Sacrifice; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CATTLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIET; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; ETHNOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HISTORY; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAST;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; CATTLE; DIET; FOOD SUPPLY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MIDDLE EAST; POPULATION GROUPS;

EID: 84858671675     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: 15481433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1433.2011.01396.x     Document Type: Article

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